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Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Medal

Maker: S. D. Childs & Company, American
Culture: American
Medium: Metal (silver?)
Dates: 1898
Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. (6.4 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm)
Markings: On reverse, in relief at bottom edge: "S. D. CHILDS & CO. ENGRAVERS. CHICAGO."
Signature: Unsigned
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 50.105.81.2
Credit Line: Gift of E.A. Meister
Image: Front, 50.105.81.2_front_CP4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Catalogue Description: Circular medal. Obverse: allegorical female figure seated on bale with corn, rake, and other farming implements at feet and factories, railroad, telegraph wires, and steamships in background; legend in relief: "TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. / 1898" and "OMAHA / U.S.A." Reverse: Wreath of branches framing blank register for inscription (scratches over blank)

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